For the first half of the program, Mickey speaks with Rachel Jollie of Index on Censorship,  who explains the vital role of radio in breaking through governments' attempts to control  the flow of information. Next, Michael Levitin interviews Anna Callahan with The Incorruptibles,  about recruiting and electing authentic grassroots candidates to local office. Finally, Mickey speaks  with Elle Aviv Newton of Poets Reading the News, a year-old online newspaper that presents journalism via poetry.

 

Notes:

Rachel Jollie is editor at Index on Censorship, a UK-based organization that tracks government 

suppression of media and free speech across the globe. Anna Callahan is an organizer with

The Incorruptibles. Elle Aviv Newtonis cofounder and editor-in-chief of Poets Reading the News.

 

Web sites mentioned on this week's program:
www.indexoncensorship.org 
www.theincorruptibles.us 

www.poetsreadingthenews.com